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DIR, EDUC & WORKFORCE COLLABORATIONS
Job Title: DIR, EDUC & WORKFORCE COLLABORATIONS
Job Code: 2910
FLSA: E
Job Level: 15
Revised Date: 02/01/2024
Job Family: JF 28
Occupational Summary
This role reflects Duke's commitment to and strategic investment to educational and workforce collaborations. The position reports to the Vice President for Durham and Community Affairs and is an instrumental member of the senior leadership team, dedicated to forging purposeful partnerships with our neighbors in the region.
The role involves collaboration with key Duke and community-based partners to advance collective interests. The position will establish a vision and implement strategic objectives to support the institution's community affairs endeavors. The role will provide strategic direction for community partnerships and serve as a champion for community collaboration.
Work Performed
Providing strategic, tactical and operational advice to the Vice President on all aspects of the development of educational and workforce collaborations.
Coordinate with Durham Public Schools and other educational partners to support programs within the neighborhood zone and other investments to support under-resourced populations.
Facilitate innovative partnerships within Duke and the community to support the workforce, with a particular emphasis on developing young adults and underrepresented populations preparation for and opportunities for in-demand fields.
Develop and implement impactful work experience opportunities and activities to support interest in public service to include overseeing Duke College Advising Corps.
Strengthen relations and partnerships with organizations involved in education and workforce development.
Recommend organizational structures, personnel, and resources to ensure a partnership environment at all levels.
Direct various personnel functions, including, but not limited to, hiring, merit recommendations, promotions, transfers and vacation schedules.
Determine fiscal requirements of the education and workforce collaborations programs and prepare budgetary recommendations; prepare grant proposals and meet with potential donors as necessary.
Prepare reports and presentations for various constituents outlining the impact of university-community partnerships.
Supervise team of four to include three coordinators and a staff assistant.
Represent the Vice President and as appropriate.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's degree program. Master's degree required or Doctoral Terminal degree preferred.
Experience
Minimum of five years of applicable experience required.
Skills
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
